09
Mar
2003
· One of the strangest pairings in music comes this Tuesday when Geffen Records releases the soundtrack to House of 1,000 Corpses, the new Rob Zombie-directed horror film. Among odd tracks from the Ramones, Buck Owens, and Slim Whitman are six new sick tracks by Zombie, one of which is his "Brick House 2003," a twisted re-make featuring original Commodore Lionel Richie.
· In a new twist on the concept of a "paper jam," the audio anarchists at Seeland Records have just released Xerophonics, a CD constructed completely of sound samples of copy machines as they hum, staple, and collate. Seeland is the label home to Negativland, and this new ambient sway is another smart lob at the legal arguments of sampling, this time copying the sound of copying itself.
· More information about upcoming Led Zeppelin CDs and DVDs is surfacing. It looks like a three-CD live set is due in May, featuring two California concerts from 1972, entitled How the West Was Won and re-mixed and re-mastered by Jimmy Page. A double DVD is also rumored for release about the same time, with classic footage of the band's often-bootlegged Royal Albert Hall, Earl's Court, and Knebworth performances from 1970, 1975, and 1979, respectively.
· Times are certainly are a-changing: Have you caught Bob Dylan's "Love Sick" in the new Victoria's Secret television commercials? If that isn't strange enough, Dylan is one of the first major artists to create a new way to bypass the record retailer altogether. By logging onto Sony Music's new Custom Mix Web site (http://www.custommixcd.com), buyers can construct their own personal Dylan mix CD with a personal choice of artwork - up to 12 tracks and 78 minutes selected from a healthy list of hits and rarities.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes The Streets tonight, Ringo Starr on Thursday, Simple Plan on Friday, and 30 Seconds to Mars on Monday; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts Elvis Costello tonight, Lyle Lovett on Monday, and The Music on Tuesday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien features The Ataris on Friday overnight, The Reverend Horton Heat on Monday overnight, and Blues Traveler on Tuesday overnight; The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn visits with The Roots on Monday overnight; and Last Call with Carson Daly gives it up for Breaking Benjamin on Friday overnight.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, March 18:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Black Lips - Black Lips (Bomp) new from Atlanta in the vein of the Cramps and the Dwarves
The Blood Brothers - Burn Piano Island (Artist Direct) hardcore punk from Seattle
Buzzcocks - Buzzcocks (Merge) all new from original founders Pete Shelly and Steve Diggle
The Cardigans - Long Gone Before Daylight (Stockholm/Universal) with guest Pelle Almquist of The Hives
Cave In - Antenna (Hydra Head/RCA)
DJ Spooky - Dubtometry (Thirsty Ear) jazz fusion with re-mixes by Lee "Scratch" Perry, Alter Echo, Colorform, Negativland, Animal Crackers, and dub legend Mad Professor
Dressy Bessy - Little Music: Singles 1997-2002 (Kindercore) collection of rare early material
Val Emmich - Slow Down Kid (Childlike Records) debut full-length from this 23-year-old co-founder of the Artist's Amplification musicians collective
Howie Gelb - Listener (Thrill Jockey) new from the Giant Sand founder
Ghoti Hook - So Long, Farewell, Goodnight (Tooth & Nail) live CD
Gluecifer - Basement Tapes (SPV) from Norway
Insane Clown Posse - The Wraith Shangri-La (Riviera/Psychopathic) two versions, each featuring a different bonus DVD
Machine Head - Hellalive (Roadrunner) live CD
The Meteors - Wreckin' Live (Castle) two-CD set of psychobilly rarities and a live concert recorded in Scotland, featuring the group's cover of Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Were Made for Walking"
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Pig Jib (Matador) new from the Pavement founder, with first pressings featuring a bonus disc of five unreleased songs
Molly Hatchet - Locked & Loaded (SPV) two-CD set recorded live in Germany
The Music Lovers - The Words We Say (Marriage)
New Wet Kojak - This Is the Glamorous (Beggars Banquet) new concept album about the beautiful people
Ogurusa Norihide - Modern (Carpark Records) mixing traditional Japanese hand claps and bells with new "laptop folk"
OutKast - OutKast Presents Big Boi's Speaker Box (Arista) two-CD set
The Raveonettes - Whip It on (Columbia) domestic release of this hot EP
Saturday Looks Good to Me - All Your Summer Songs (Polyvinyl) new from multi-instrumentalist Fred Thomas, with guests Ted Leo, Tara Jane O'Neil, and members of Ida and His Name Is Alive
Smog - Supper (Drag City) all new with steel guitar and female vocals
Sorry About Dresden - Let It Rest (Saddle Creek)
The Stratford 4 - Love & Distortion (Jetset)
Turin Brakes - Ether Song (Astralwerks) highly anticipated follow-up to The Optmist LP
Sonny Vincent - The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Acetate) new from The Testors founder with Scott Asheton of The Stooges and Captain Sensible of The Damned, with guests Wayne Kramer of the MC5, Kim Shattuck of the Muffs, Jimmy James of The Hangmen, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, and Richard Lloyd of Television
M. Ward - Transfiguration of Vincent (Merge) Portland, Oregon, based songwriter recently touring with Bright Eyes and Lambchop, and featuring guest Howie Gelb of Giant Sand and a cover of David Bowie's "Let's Dance"
The Who - 2000 Teenage Cancer Trust Concert (SPV) two CDs recorded at London's Royal Albert Hall, with guests Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, Paul Weller of The Jam, and Noel Gallagher of Oasis
various artists - Black on Black: A Tribute to Black Flag (Initial) with contributions from The Dillinger Escape Plan, Anodyne, Converge, Coalesce, and Burnt by the Sun
various artists - Punk Goes Acoustic (Fearless) all new and stripped down with Taking Back Sunday, Grade, River City High, and more
various artists - Dub Side of the Moon (Easy Star) complete cover of the classic Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon, performed by Frankie Paul and Wailers singer Garey "Nesta" Pine
various artists - Mods Mayday '79 (Castle/Sanctuary) two-CD retrospective with Secret Affair, Beggar, Small Hours, and Merton Parkas
· In a new twist on the concept of a "paper jam," the audio anarchists at Seeland Records have just released Xerophonics, a CD constructed completely of sound samples of copy machines as they hum, staple, and collate. Seeland is the label home to Negativland, and this new ambient sway is another smart lob at the legal arguments of sampling, this time copying the sound of copying itself.
· More information about upcoming Led Zeppelin CDs and DVDs is surfacing. It looks like a three-CD live set is due in May, featuring two California concerts from 1972, entitled How the West Was Won and re-mixed and re-mastered by Jimmy Page. A double DVD is also rumored for release about the same time, with classic footage of the band's often-bootlegged Royal Albert Hall, Earl's Court, and Knebworth performances from 1970, 1975, and 1979, respectively.
· Times are certainly are a-changing: Have you caught Bob Dylan's "Love Sick" in the new Victoria's Secret television commercials? If that isn't strange enough, Dylan is one of the first major artists to create a new way to bypass the record retailer altogether. By logging onto Sony Music's new Custom Mix Web site (http://www.custommixcd.com), buyers can construct their own personal Dylan mix CD with a personal choice of artwork - up to 12 tracks and 78 minutes selected from a healthy list of hits and rarities.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes The Streets tonight, Ringo Starr on Thursday, Simple Plan on Friday, and 30 Seconds to Mars on Monday; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts Elvis Costello tonight, Lyle Lovett on Monday, and The Music on Tuesday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien features The Ataris on Friday overnight, The Reverend Horton Heat on Monday overnight, and Blues Traveler on Tuesday overnight; The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn visits with The Roots on Monday overnight; and Last Call with Carson Daly gives it up for Breaking Benjamin on Friday overnight.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, March 18:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Black Lips - Black Lips (Bomp) new from Atlanta in the vein of the Cramps and the Dwarves
The Blood Brothers - Burn Piano Island (Artist Direct) hardcore punk from Seattle
Buzzcocks - Buzzcocks (Merge) all new from original founders Pete Shelly and Steve Diggle
The Cardigans - Long Gone Before Daylight (Stockholm/Universal) with guest Pelle Almquist of The Hives
Cave In - Antenna (Hydra Head/RCA)
DJ Spooky - Dubtometry (Thirsty Ear) jazz fusion with re-mixes by Lee "Scratch" Perry, Alter Echo, Colorform, Negativland, Animal Crackers, and dub legend Mad Professor
Dressy Bessy - Little Music: Singles 1997-2002 (Kindercore) collection of rare early material
Val Emmich - Slow Down Kid (Childlike Records) debut full-length from this 23-year-old co-founder of the Artist's Amplification musicians collective
Howie Gelb - Listener (Thrill Jockey) new from the Giant Sand founder
Ghoti Hook - So Long, Farewell, Goodnight (Tooth & Nail) live CD
Gluecifer - Basement Tapes (SPV) from Norway
Insane Clown Posse - The Wraith Shangri-La (Riviera/Psychopathic) two versions, each featuring a different bonus DVD
Machine Head - Hellalive (Roadrunner) live CD
The Meteors - Wreckin' Live (Castle) two-CD set of psychobilly rarities and a live concert recorded in Scotland, featuring the group's cover of Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Were Made for Walking"
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Pig Jib (Matador) new from the Pavement founder, with first pressings featuring a bonus disc of five unreleased songs
Molly Hatchet - Locked & Loaded (SPV) two-CD set recorded live in Germany
The Music Lovers - The Words We Say (Marriage)
New Wet Kojak - This Is the Glamorous (Beggars Banquet) new concept album about the beautiful people
Ogurusa Norihide - Modern (Carpark Records) mixing traditional Japanese hand claps and bells with new "laptop folk"
OutKast - OutKast Presents Big Boi's Speaker Box (Arista) two-CD set
The Raveonettes - Whip It on (Columbia) domestic release of this hot EP
Saturday Looks Good to Me - All Your Summer Songs (Polyvinyl) new from multi-instrumentalist Fred Thomas, with guests Ted Leo, Tara Jane O'Neil, and members of Ida and His Name Is Alive
Smog - Supper (Drag City) all new with steel guitar and female vocals
Sorry About Dresden - Let It Rest (Saddle Creek)
The Stratford 4 - Love & Distortion (Jetset)
Turin Brakes - Ether Song (Astralwerks) highly anticipated follow-up to The Optmist LP
Sonny Vincent - The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Acetate) new from The Testors founder with Scott Asheton of The Stooges and Captain Sensible of The Damned, with guests Wayne Kramer of the MC5, Kim Shattuck of the Muffs, Jimmy James of The Hangmen, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, and Richard Lloyd of Television
M. Ward - Transfiguration of Vincent (Merge) Portland, Oregon, based songwriter recently touring with Bright Eyes and Lambchop, and featuring guest Howie Gelb of Giant Sand and a cover of David Bowie's "Let's Dance"
The Who - 2000 Teenage Cancer Trust Concert (SPV) two CDs recorded at London's Royal Albert Hall, with guests Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, Paul Weller of The Jam, and Noel Gallagher of Oasis
various artists - Black on Black: A Tribute to Black Flag (Initial) with contributions from The Dillinger Escape Plan, Anodyne, Converge, Coalesce, and Burnt by the Sun
various artists - Punk Goes Acoustic (Fearless) all new and stripped down with Taking Back Sunday, Grade, River City High, and more
various artists - Dub Side of the Moon (Easy Star) complete cover of the classic Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon, performed by Frankie Paul and Wailers singer Garey "Nesta" Pine
various artists - Mods Mayday '79 (Castle/Sanctuary) two-CD retrospective with Secret Affair, Beggar, Small Hours, and Merton Parkas
